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US Touts “Refined” Ukraine Peace Framework After High-Stakes Geneva Talks, But Critical Details Remain…
WASHINGTON/GENEVA – The United States and Ukraine announced "meaningful progress" toward ending the war following high-level talks in Geneva, resulting in an "updated and…
Russia-Linked TV Station Raises Alarms in Kyrgyzstan
A new television station, Nomad TV, is poised to launch in Kyrgyzstan, but its promise of "independent" news is being met with deep skepticism and concern. With key editorial roles…
When Generosity Gets Weaponized
The Afghan refugee crisis has shaped the political, social, and economic landscape of Pakistan for almost five decades . More than any other event, it has intertwined the destinies…
Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence, Urges National Dialogue to Break Afghanistan’s Political Deadlock
KABUL— In a significant political statement, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has broken a long period of public silence to call for a comprehensive national dialogue, framing…
A Strategic Shift: The Pragmatic Recalibration of India-Afghanistan Relations
The relationship between India and Afghanistan is undergoing a radical transformation, serving as a compelling case study of how contradictory political ideologies are being…
Ghani’s Hollow Vision: Self-Praise, No Accountability, and Zero Solutions
Ashraf Ghani has resurfaced, and as always, he arrives armed with paragraphs of poetic abstractions, circular reasoning, and self-exonerating reflections. His latest statement on X…
Pakistan’s Budget Prioritizes Guns Over Its People
One of the foundational lessons in introductory economics concerns the central problem of scarcity and the critical choice of “what to produce.” This principle dictates that every…
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads: Institutional Legacies and the Imperative for Reform Following the Hasina Conviction
Abstract: The recent in absentia conviction of…
The Bipartisan Comfort with Islamophobia is a Threat to Us All
The election of Zohran Mamdani as the first Muslim mayor of New York City should have been a pure celebration of American pluralism. Instead, his victory was preceded by a…
Bangladesh’s Bhutto Moment: The Trial of Sheikh Hasina and echoes of Rawalpindi in Dhaka
By: Simantik Dowerah
Source: firstpost.com
Both Sheikh Hasina and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto trials is a sad reflection on power, justice and institutional fragility in…